Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Betty H. Lebow
Apr 12, 2015
Betty Helen LeBow, 81, of Olathe, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Betty was born in Timbo, AR on May 22, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Opal and Woodrow Branscum. Betty was preceded in death by her daughter, Valerie Simmons. She is survived by husband, Charles LeBow, children, Carrie Moore (Dennis) and Michael Simmons (Karen),...
Virginia Ruth Walmer
Apr 12, 2015
Virginia Ruth Nichols Walmer, 88, of Leawood, KS, passed away April 12, 2015. She was born October 26, 1926, in Vinland, Kansas, to Clyde Eugene and Minnie Sarah Hoskinson Nichols. Her formal education was in one-room schoolhouses, at Vinland Rural High School, and in classes at Kansas University. After high school she worked at Evans Auto Supply...
Sue Ellen Martin
Apr 11, 2015
Our dear sister, Sue Ellen Martin, was born on March 25, 1958 at Bethany Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas to Eunice Maxine (Philgreen) Martin and Gorby Ray Martin Sr. She grew up in Shawnee, Kansas, attending Flint Elementary School, (old) Shawnee Grade School, Hocker Grove Junior High School, and Shawnee Mission Northwest High School (class of 1976)....
Dorothea J. Patrick
Apr 10, 2015
Dorothea J. Patrick passed away on Friday, April 10th. She was born on 10/6/27 and has been a long-time resident of Shawnee, KS. Dorothea was preceded in death by husband, John H. Patrick, Jr.; and daughter-in-law, Melissa Patrick. Survived by her twin sister, Dorris Givens; sons Michael (Becky) and Ron (Lori) Patrick; grandchildren David (Christina Lauderdale) Patrick,...
Ledie Mae Bowman
Apr 9, 2015
Ledie Mae Jackson Bowman, age 93, of Mission, KS, died on April 9, 2015, at Bickford Mission Springs Assisted Living, in the Kansas City suburb of Mission, KS.
She was born April 10, 1921 in Jackson, Tennessee to Gerard and Ledie Poole Jackson. One sibling, George Jackson of Baltimore, Maryland, deceased. After moving...
Don Manuel Aston Jr.
Apr 9, 2015
Don Manuel Aston Jr., 80, passed away April 9, 2015 at Indian Creek Nursing Home. Don was born October 4, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri to Manuel and Edith Aston. Don was preceded in death by his parents, and beloved wife Velma.
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Gary Lee Vann
Apr 9, 2015
Gary L. Vann, 65, passed away April 9, 2015 at The Kansas City Hospice House. Gary was born April 13, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas to Wilson and Loretta Vann. Gary is survived by his wife, Carol, mother, Loretta, sons; Jim and Erik Vann, daughter, Heather Vann, sisters; Debra Logan and Lorna Donald, two grandchildren, Hayden and Alexander...
Barbara Ethel Shearer
Apr 8, 2015
Barbara Ethel Shearer, 68, passed away April 8, 2015 at her residence. Barbara was born January 20, 1947 in Perry IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul V and Fern A Shearer, and brothers, David A and Kenneth Shearer. Barbara is survived by her life-partner, Judith Pace of the home, her sister Judy (Gary)...
Roy H. Hahner
Apr 8, 2015
Roy H. Hahner, 60, passed away April 8, 2015 at his residence. Roy was born October 18, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to Elmer and Gladys Hahner. Roy is survived by his wife, Su, daughter, Katrina Sapp, son, Zachery (Amber) Nowels, four grandchildren; Austin Smith, Madison and Isabella Nowels, Sophia Sapp. Roy was preceded in death by...
Marilyn Luckett Fleming
Apr 6, 2015
Marilyn Luckett Fleming, 78, passed away April 6, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born on March 22, 1937 in Kansas City, Kansas to Thomas and Louise Luckett. She is survived by her husband Bill of 57 years, sons; Dick (Tamara), Barney, and Mike Fleming, daughters; Trish Fleming and Susan Myers, six grandchildren,...
Jane Clare Mirocke
Apr 6, 2015
Jane Clare Mirocke, 81, passed away April 6, 2015. Jane was born June 20, 1933 in K.C., MO and spent most of her life in Shawnee, KS where she was a member of St. Joseph parish, graduating from both the grade school and high school. She dedicated her life to being a loving wife, mother and grandmother....
Mary Sue Gist
Apr 5, 2015
Mary Sue Gist, 77, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Mary was born September 30, 1937 in California, Missouri, to Lawrence and Bessie (Zey) Kiesling. She had recently retired from The Mission Bank after 28 years of service.
Ronald Hupp
Apr 5, 2015
Ronald B. Hupp, 71, Merriam, Kansas, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at his home. Ron was born Jan. 1, 1944 in Montrose, Colorado, to Laurence D. and Edna Hupp.
He was retired from the apparel industry. Ron was an avid golfer and fisherman. Family and friends were his greatest joys in life.
Survivors include...
Hilda E. Finkemeier
Apr 4, 2015
Hilda Elizabeth Finkemeier passed peacefully from this mortal life to her heavenly home early Saturday morning, April 4, 2015 at the amazing age of 106. She was born March 31, 1909 to her German emigrant parents, Philip and Marianna Bentz, in the Argentine district of Kansas City, Kansas. The 3rd youngest of 10 children, she far outlived...
Irene P. Hawley
Apr 3, 2015
Irene Paula Hawley, 64, passed away on Friday April 3, 2015.
Irene was born on July 16th, 1950 in Atchison, KS to Eugene S. and Thea L. Berry before moving to Wellsville, KS and later to Shawnee, KS where she graduated in 1968 from Shawnee Mission West High School. It was during her...
Clara Ilene Mccoonse
Apr 3, 2015
Clara Ilene McCoonse, 83, Olathe, KS passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at the Evergreen Community of Johnson Co., Olathe, KS.
Clara was born July 7, 1931 in Ada, KS to Walter and Viola Brouhard. She was raised in Hope, KS where she graduated high school. Clara was married to William McCoonse on...
Paul Walter
Apr 3, 2015
Paul W. Walter was born Feb. 16, 1931, in Ottawa, Kansas. Paul grew up in Lawrence, Kansas, and graduated from Lawrence High School and KU. Paul's parents were George and Florence Walter.
Paul lived in Lenexa, Prairie Village and Lake Quivira. In 2012 he moved to Lakeview Village in Lenexa. Paul was a member of...
Lylah Dawn Harrison
Apr 3, 2015
Lylah Dawn Harrison, 4 months 26 days, passed away April 3, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital Northland. Lylah was born November 8, 2014 in Overland Park, Kansas to Brandon Harrison and Allison Goheen. Lylah is survived by her parents, brother, Hayden Harrison, grandparents; Dawn Miller Coleman and Howard Harrison, Melissa (Michael) Fleming, Richard Goheen, and many aunts...
Norma Fern Wright
Apr 2, 2015
Norma F. Wright, 80, of Shawnee passed away peacefully at home on April 2, 2015. Norma was born on November 28, 1934 to Charles and Lena Rice in Keytesville, Missouri. She lived several different places in Missouri and Kansas until the family settled in Shawnee in the 1940s. Norma graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. In...
Eva Eileen Martinez
Apr 2, 2015
Eva Eileen Martinez, 66, of Kansas City, KS, passed away, Thursday, April 2, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House.
Eva was born in Kansas City, MO. She worked as a nurse's aide at KU Medical Center Pediatric Clinic. She was passionate about her immediate family, especially, her grandchildren.
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